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Sustainable Energy Development and Innovation

Selected Papers from the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) 2020

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Editors:
  1. Ali Sayigh

    1. World Renewable Energy Congress, Brighton, UK

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  • Presents cutting-edge research in green building and renewable energy from all over the world
  • Covers the most up-to-date research developments, government policies, business models, best practices and innovations
  • Contains case studies and examples to enhance practical application of the technologies

Part of the book series: Innovative Renewable Energy (INREE)

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Table of contents (100 chapters)

  1. Sustainability and Low Energy Architecture

    1. The Visual Representation of Urban Contexts for the Education to the Sustainability: The App VISOSMappING

      • Paola Puma
      Pages 299-305

    2. Thermal Performance of Roof Solutions for Social Housing in Portoviejo, Ecuador

      • Dania González Couret, José Fabián Véliz Párraga
      Pages 307-311

    3. Mass Transit: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Urban Development – The Case of Greater Cairo Region

      • Khalid Z. El Adli, Abdullau Al-Attar
      Pages 313-321

    4. Energy Management and Savings in the Domestic Situation: A Case Study

      • Tony Book
      Pages 323-337

    5. The Scope of Advanced Smart Vacuum Insulation Technologies for Net Zero Energy Buildings

      • Saim Memon
      Pages 339-345

    6. Studies of the Effect of Glazed Facades and Vegetation on Urban Heat Islands in Brasilia

      • Gustavo Cantuaria
      Pages 347-350

    7. Buildings’ Morphology, Solar Rights and Zero Energy in High Density Urban Areas

      • Isaac Guedi Capeluto
      Pages 351-356

    8. Integrating Building Information Modeling Tool for Enhancing Energy and Daylight Performance in buildings’ retrofit and Attaining Sustainability

      • Maryam Elsharkawy, Mohsen Aboulnaga, Ayman Mahmoud
      Pages 357-367

    9. Climate Change Adaptation: Renewable Energy and Climate Actions in Cities to Mitigate Climate Change and Enhance Liveability – A Diagnostic and Strategic Study

      • Mohsen Aboulnaga, Naguib Amin, Bruno Rebelle
      Pages 369-382

    10. An Approach for Healthier, Smart and Sustainable Cities in the Time of COVID-19 Crisis: Mapping SSC Indicators with Quality of Life and SDGs

      • Sara Tarek, Mohsen Aboulnaga
      Pages 383-388

    11. Urban Farming as an Innovative Tool for Generative and Sustainable Cities: The Case of Galliera City in Bologna, Italy

      • Yasmina Ragab, Emanuele Durante, Brando Di Giovanni, Luca Gialli, Patricia González Mariscal, Laura Gabrielli et al.
      Pages 389-398

    12. The Need for Renewable Energy Towards Sustainable, Green and Smart Buildings: Case of Emirate of Ajman

      • Abdul Salam Darwish
      Pages 399-408

    13. Sustainable Buildings for Sustainable Community in the Emirate of Ajman – UAE

      • Yaser Omar Rajab Kaied, Abdul Salam Darwish, Peter Farrell
      Pages 409-418

    14. Mediterranean Hospital Energy Performance Mapping: The Energy Auditing as a Tool Towards Zero Energy Healthcare Facilities

      • Despina Serghides, Stella Dimitriou, Ioanna Kyprianou
      Pages 419-429

    15. Study of the Influence of Solar Shading Devices in the Solar Inputs in Buildings

      • Andrés Vilaboa Díaz, Pastora M. Bello Bugallo
      Pages 431-437

    16. The Effect of Colored Transparent Filters in Transmission of Solar Radiation of Building Facades

      • Bahar Sultan Qurraie, Maryam Singery
      Pages 439-444

  2. Bio-Energy, Biofuels and Waste-to-Energy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 445-445
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    2. Sustainable-Business Waste Management: A Case the Emirate of Ajman – UAE

      • Khaled M. AlHosani, Pouria Liravi
      Pages 447-457

    3. Energy Recovery in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Utilization of Hydro and Biogas Energy

      • Serhat Kucukali, Irfan Ar, Asiye Günal, Mümtaz Ak
      Pages 459-463

    4. Mechanical Biological Treatment Facility: Energy Recovery Assessment

      • Sani Muazu, Hossein Mirzaii, T. Andy Augousti, Redha Benhadj-Djilali
      Pages 465-472
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About this book

This book contains selected papers presented during the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) 2020 at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. The WREC is dedicated to promoting renewable energy global development, and features top international experts, policy makers, scientists, engineers, technology developers, and business practitioners addressing the most current research and technological breakthroughs in sustainable energy development and innovation. The contributions address policy and renewable energy technologies and applications in all sectors—for heating and cooling, agricultural applications, water, desalination, industrial applications, and for the transport sectors.

  • Presents cutting-edge research in green building and renewable energy from all over the world;
  • Covers the most up-to-date research developments, government policies, business models, best practices, and innovations;
  • Contains case studies and examples to enhance practicalapplication of the technologies.

Editors and Affiliations

  • World Renewable Energy Congress, Brighton, UK

    Ali Sayigh

About the editor

Dr. Ali Sayigh is Chairman and Founder of the World Renewable Energy Congress and Council; Director General of World Renewable Energy Network (WREN); Chairman and Founder of the Arab Solar Energy Society; and Past Chairman of the UK Solar Energy Society. Dr. Sayigh was recently elected to chair the Iraqi Energy Institute, and he actively consults on renewable and sustainable energy issues for a number of international organizations, including UNESCO, ISESCO, UNDP, ESCWA, & UNIDO. Dr. Sayigh was Director of Solar Seminars at ICTP Trieste, Italy from 1977-1995; Professor of Solar Energy at King Saud, Kuwait, and Reading Universities from 1969 to 1994, and Professor of Engineering at the University of Hertfordshire from 1994 to 2004. He was the founding expert in Renewable Energy at AOPEC. He is Fellow of the Institute of Energy; Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers; and Chartered Engineer. He has published more than 400 papers and has contributed to and edited more than 30 books. He has been Editor and Editor in Chief of several international journals including Renewable Energy and the International Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology and Editor-in-Chief of the reference work Comprehensive Renewable Energy.

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